Trends in the number of transfer students enrolled in New Jersey four-year institutions in the fall semesters from 1981 to 1985 are examined, along with the extent to which community colleges have contributed to the pool of students who transfer. Also considered are characteristics of students who transferred to state colleges. Overall, the trend…

Degrees conferred during the 1974-75 academic year by all institutions of higher education in West Virginia are analyzed in this report. Variables analyzed include institutional control, sex of student, level of degree, and area of study. (JMF)

This special study of higher education in the Boston metropolitan area was one of several efforts to evaluate the present total system of higher education in the state. These studies will be the bases for the formulation of a comprehensive state plan for public higher education. The purpose of this study was (1) to develop reasonable estimates of…

This viewbook describes the North Dakota University System (NDUS) to help students who may be considering enrolling. With five colleges and six universities, the NDUS has a campus that is a good fit for almost every student. From 1-year technical and vocational programs to professional degrees in law, medicine, and pharmacy, the NDUS will help…

These research digests about Dalton College (Georgia) provide various numerical data on student enrollment and new undergraduates including sex, age, ethnicity, geographical origin, and major. This is a collection of four research briefs issued between fall 1997 and fall 1998. In fall 1997, student enrollment was up 1.6 percent over the prior year…

Describes the author's experience at a community college over the past 30 years. Talks about how community colleges and their students have changed. (TB)

Statistical data are provided on enrollment, instructional programs, financial support, and student characteristics for the 1973-1974 school year of the 13 community colleges that comprise the University of Kentucky Community College System. The data show: (1) a total head-count credit enrollment of 12,942 students, representing a numerical…

A study of financial aid and persisters, dropouts, and stopouts at California State College, Bakersfield analyzed the relationship of 14 student variables (admissions eligibility index, degree objective, sex, age, ethnicity, Pell Grant eligibility, residence, scholarship award, grant award, loan awards, work-study award, financial need, marital…

Characteristics of enrollees in the Michigan Education Trust, an advance tuition payment plan, during its 1988 and 1989 open enrollment periods are examined and compared with those of the state's general population and the 1988 entering class of freshmen in its public universities. (Author/MSE)

The effect of local public colleges on total higher education enrollment is examined in this study. While it is apparent that these colleges have attracted many students to their classrooms, this study attempts to find out both how many of these students would have attended other colleges and how many would not have attended at all had the local…

Describes the responses of Atlantic Community College and Richard Stockton State College to the advent of casino gambling in Atlantic City. Provides background information on the two colleges, their students, and their casino education programs, and presents study findings regarding student characteristics and attitudes. (DMM)

This report provides information on the relationship between the number of students who complete a program of study at their original institution and the number who complete their program at any Florida Community College System institution. The report looks at two types of completion rates: the rate derived by considering only completions at the…

This report presents the annual headcount statistics on students transferring from the University of Wisconsin (UW) to the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) during 1997-98. This report includes: (1) a summary narrative description, with changes from the 1996-97 data; (2) technical colleges accepting UW credits; (3) demographic…

This report provides an overview of the Running Start program; data about student participation rates and academic performance; updates on savings to families, taxpayers and the state; and new information about national trends in dual-credit programs. Running Start is a program that allows 11th and 12th grade students to take college courses at…

Most of the students in the State University System have been admitted to a program that leads to a graduate or undergraduate degree. Out of the 271,337 students in the SUS, however, 15,304, or approximately six percent, are "unclassified" students who are not formally admitted to a degree program. This percentage in fall 2003 represents…